Global Health

The World Health Organization says one case was confirmed and nine people total were suspected of contracting the virus. The cases were "in a very remote zone ... so we are a little lucky," WHO says.

Whatsapp is spreading bogus medical advice in India. A website called Check4Spam is debunking the claims.

We think of antibiotic-resistance as a modern-day problem. Now scientists have evidence that these superbugs have been around for eons. Clues to their origin are offering clues to their defeat.

Mark Green is a former congressman, ambassador — and teacher of English in Kenya. What are aid groups saying about his nomination?

The latest cholera surge is in Yemen, and Haiti is still fighting the world's worst outbreak. Why does this waterborne disease remain a global health risk?

A recent study gives thumbs up to the World Health Organization's 6-step plan. The problem is that lots of people — including health workers — fail to scrub.

A firestorm has erupted over the ethics of using that image on Facebook to promote a photo contest — and the broader issue of how Western media depicts young women and girls in poor countries.

The case numbers are already high in certain countries. It's not only hard to treat — it's extremely contagious.

The U.S. has one kind of gap. The developing world has another, as a new report points out.